TMT & Gaming CARLOS WATSON | OZZY MEDIA Founderand CEO SPEAKER BIO A Harvard grad, he got his start in politics, serving as campaign manager and chief of staff for Florida Representative Daryl Jones and managing Bill Clinton 1992 Election Day effort in Miami-Dade County. While at Harvard, he also worked with Senator Bob Graham, DNC Chair Ron Brown, and Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez. After graduating from Stanford Law, where he edited the Law Review, Watson joined the business world, advising Fortune 500 companies as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. He later struck out on his own and co-founded Achieva College Prep Services, which helped thousands of high school students prepare for college and was written about in Time and Forbes, among others. Watson sold the firm to the Washington Post/Kaplan in 2002 and founded Ozy Media in 2012. KEY CORPORATE FACTS & KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW OZY Media is an international online magazine that focuses on news, arts, and culture. Headquarters Mountain View, California OZY was launched in 2013 by former MSNBC news anchor, journalist, and businessman Carlos Watson. OZY headquarters is in Mountain View, California, and it also has offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Office Locations New York, Washington, Mountain view OZY's employees come from diverse backgrounds that range from Yahoo, VICE, USA Today, Goldman Sachs, CNN and more. Senior Editor Aneesh Raman was a CNN reporter and former speechwriter for President Barack Obama. Founded 2012 OZY focuses on the "change generation" by delivering content that focuses on what is new and next which is delivered to a global audience. No. of Employees 15+ Total Funding $25m raised Key Investors Axel Springer, Ron conway, Larry Sonsini Website ozy.com 77
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